Mary Ruth Thomas, Mountain Brook

In some ways it seems like a far cry from the Crestline classroom where I was helping five- and six-year-olds learn to read and write. However, it isn’t really that much of a stretch. For the last 27 years I have still been a teacher of sorts…as I have helped my clients, my friends, and my children learn about the home-buying process and make the best decisions for themselves and their families.

A teacher has to have a servant’s heart, and so does a realtor. I love helping my clients navigate the ever-changing real estate market as they take these extremely important, life-changing steps of buying a first home, trading up as the family grows, or downsizing as the “nest” becomes empty. My clients become like family, and I have helped many of them with several transactions over the years. Whether it is staging, de-cluttering, or updating, I enjoy working with my clients to ease the stress of selling a house. I also love watching them find the “right” house and share their excitement as they start envisioning who will have which room and where the Christmas tree will go.

Every transaction – whether a sale or a purchase – is different and exciting, and I cannot imagine myself doing anything else right now.

• Member of Birmingham Association of Realtors
• Member of Alabama Association of Realtors
• Member of National Association of Realtors